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Creative Arts High School

Public Grades 9-12

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Creative Arts High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Camden, New Jersey, which is part of the Camden City School District. With only 202 students, the school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on standardized tests and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Academically, Creative Arts High School lags behind state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.7% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide. In NJSLA/Algebra I, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 8.1% of 9th-grade students and end-of-course students meeting the standard, compared to 20.3% and 38.2% statewide, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate was 91.3% in 2023-2024, on par with the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.0% was higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Haddon Township High School, Creative Arts High School generally performs worse academically. However, the school appears to have access to more resources, with a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.5 in 2023-2024 and per-student spending of $23,954 in 2018-2019, which was higher than the state average. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as improving attendance and providing targeted academic interventions, may be crucial in helping the school better serve its students.

209

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,954

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 Park Blvd
Camden, NJ 08103

(856) 966-6267

District: Camden City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.9%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg7%

New Jersey avg43%

403^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	27.4	546 of 745	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	631 of 716	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	671 of 712	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	652 of 713	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	644 of 713	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	644 of 717	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	665 of 704	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	672 of 677	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	683 of 684	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	677 of 677	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	663 of 664	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	640 of 640	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.4	630 of 631	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	611 of 615	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	599 of 599	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	588 of 588	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	572 of 574	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	403 of 434	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	389 of 429	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	363 of 422	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	271 of 415	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	307 of 405	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	328 of 416	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	347 of 415	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	358 of 411	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	293 of 409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	287 of 406	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	334 of 411	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	363 of 396	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	330 of 388	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	189 of 283	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	201 of 282	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	132 of 250	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	64 of 256	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	82 of 247	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	144 of 254	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	168 of 266	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	407 of 426	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	382 of 420	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	345 of 416	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	313 of 414	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	297 of 402	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	332 of 408	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	365 of 403	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	381 of 406	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	331 of 403	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	252 of 368	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	350 of 377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	150 of 358	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	245 of 344	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	86 of 324	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	28.4	260 of 326	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	191 of 347	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	236 of 345	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	383 of 426	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	348 of 419	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	383 of 414	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	369 of 402	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	307 of 407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	293 of 405	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	19.5	337 of 355	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)5th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II23%-54 vs state

Mathematics23%-35 vs state

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

Algebra I8%-23 vs state

Geometry4%-49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	179	24	7.6	57.0%	2 (1.1%)	106 (59.2%)	69 (38.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	374^th of 434 public high schools	13.8%		7.8	417^th of 429 public high schools	2.8%	43	71.1	15.6		19.5	8.8		8.8							$20,795	$2,939	$17,856
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	150	19	8.1	49.3%	1 (0.7%)	101 (67.3%)	47 (31.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	413^th of 434 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	412^th of 429 public high schools	4.0%	1	82.1	15.4	2.6	20.7	5.6		5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				$25,730	$4,249	$21,481
Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	209	30	7.0	46.9%	1 (0.5%)	121 (57.9%)	83 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	12.8	403^rd of 434 public high schools	7.1%		13.2	389^th of 429 public high schools	9.3%	14		22.6	13.0	17.7	8.1		8.1	0.0	6.5	4.4		23.1	23.1	$23,954	$3,240	$20,714
Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	425	48	8.9	54.4%	2 (0.5%)	224 (52.7%)	193 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5.7	433^rd of 434 public high schools	0.2%		6	423^rd of 429 public high schools	1.4%	10	37.8	11.6	3.2	5.7	0.0		0.0	0.0	3.2	2.0				$31,060	$3,774	$27,286
Camden Virtua	Public	5-12	1000 Atlantic Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 541-9212	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
A.E. Burling High School	Public	6-12	3600 Harris Avenue	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8505	49	8	6.1	85.7%	3 (6.1%)	14 (28.6%)	31 (63.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	512	53	9.6	37.3%	3 (0.6%)	145 (28.3%)	363 (70.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	430^th of 434 public high schools	0.9%		5.2	426^th of 429 public high schools	0.7%	4	15.1		3.9	6.0	1.4		1.3							$20,818	$3,228	$17,590
Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	761	56	13.5	46.6%	337 (44.3%)	122 (16.0%)	236 (31.0%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	48.1	213^th of 434 public high schools	50.9%		49.1	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	6	78.6	56.7	29.6	44.6	28.6	0.0	19.5	55.5		54.0				$11,007	$433	$10,574
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	786	71	11.0	77.9%	96 (12.2%)	153 (19.5%)	504 (64.1%)	25 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	251^st of 434 public high schools	42.2%		41.7	249^th of 429 public high schools	42.0%	2		63.9	33.0	52.4	22.9		22.9				37.6		37.6	$15,466	$1,511	$13,955
Haddon Township High School	Public	9-12	406 Memorial Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7750	609	48	12.7	19.5%	477 (78.3%)	25 (4.1%)	64 (10.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	63.4	129^th of 434 public high schools	70.3%		69.3	105^th of 429 public high schools	75.5%	24	86.8	64.8	42.6	57.5	27.6	14.3	25.9	80.6		80.6				$15,679	$444	$15,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Creative Arts High School

How many students attend Creative Arts High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Creative Arts High School.

What district is Creative Arts High School in?

Camden City School District

Is Creative Arts High School a good school?

Creative Arts High School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Creative Arts High School?

Students at Creative Arts High School are 58% African American, 40% Hispanic.

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